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My Adobe XD plugin isn't showing up in the Plugin menu

I've started building a new plugin for Adobe XD, but for some reason, I can't see it in the plugin menu, even after several reloads.

I'm pretty sure I structured the folder correctly and I'm building in the correct develop folder...

Solution

  • Plugin location

    Make sure your plugin is in XD's develop folder. You can find that folder here:

    • macOS:
      • ~/Library/Application\ Support/Adobe/Adobe\ XD\ CC/
    • Windows:
      • C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Packages\Adobe.CC.XD_adky2gkssdxte\LocalState\

    The XD plugin API docs have more information on plugin location.

    Manifest errors

    Errors in the plugin manifest are the most likely culprit.

    Here's an example of a manifest.json file:

    {
    "id": "YOUR_ID_HERE",
    "name": "Name of Your Plugin",
    "version": "0.0.1",

    "description": "Description of your plugin.",
    "icons": [
        { "width": 96, "height": 96, "path": "images/icon@2x.png" }
    ],

    "host": {
        "app": "XD",
        "minVersion": "13.0.0"
    },

    "uiEntryPoints": [
        {
            "type": "menu",
            "label": "Hello World",
            "commandId": "helloCommand",
            "shortcut": { "mac": "Cmd+Shift+P", "win": "Ctrl+Shift+P" }
        }
    ]
}

    Note that the icons and uiEntryPoints values are arrays of objects, not an objects.